Alexandra Velty

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Alexandra Velty is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Velty has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Materials Chemistry, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Velty's work include Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (15 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (14 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (8 papers). Alexandra Velty is often cited by papers focused on Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis (15 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (14 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (8 papers). Alexandra Velty collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Malaysia. Alexandra Velty's co-authors include Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra, María J. Climent, Urbano Díaz, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid, Patricia Concepción, Pilar Frutos, M.L. Noy, Germán Sastre and Enrica Gianotti and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Velty

34 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals

2007 5.1k citations Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Advanced zeolite and ordered mesoporous silica-based catalysts for the conversion of CO₂to chemicals and fuels

2023 234 citations Alexandra Velty, Avelino Corma profile →

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Esben Taarning Denmark

N. Lingaiah India

Weiping Deng China

Chandrashekhar V. Rode India

Mingyuan Zheng China

Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan India

Rajendra Srivastava India

Jan C. van der Waal Netherlands

Juben N. Chheda United States

Yulei Zhu China

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Estéban, Cristina, Urbano Díaz, Alexandra Velty, et al.. (2025). Novel DMAP@Mesoporous Silica Hybrid Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Knoevenagel Condensation: Greener Synthesis through Eco‐friendly Solvents. ChemPlusChem. 90(5). e202400741–e202400741.

Estéban, Cristina, Alexandra Velty, & Urbano Díaz. (2024). Design and characterization of multi-component lamellar materials based on MWW-type zeolitic layers and metal oxide sub-domains. Materials Advances. 5(24). 9684–9698.

Velty, Alexandra, et al.. (2023). Hybrid organic–inorganic nanoparticles with associated functionality for catalytic transformation of biomass substrates. RSC Advances. 13(15). 10144–10156. 4 indexed citations

Velty, Alexandra, Sara Iborra, & Avelino Corma. (2022). Synthetic Routes for Designing Furanic and Non Furanic Biobased Surfactants from 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem. 15(13). e202200181–e202200181. 23 indexed citations

Velty, Alexandra, et al.. (2021). Active Base Hybrid Organosilica Materials based on Pyrrolidine Builder Units for Fine Chemicals Production. ChemCatChem. 13(23). 5012–5024. 2 indexed citations

Moreno, José María, Alexandra Velty, & Urbano Díaz. (2020). MOFs based on 1D structural sub-domains with Brønsted acid and redox active sites as effective bi-functional catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology. 10(11). 3572–3585. 5 indexed citations

Cantı́n, Ángel, et al.. (2018). Chiral hybrid materials based on pyrrolidine building units to perform asymmetric Michael additions with high stereocontrol. Catalysis Science & Technology. 8(22). 5835–5847. 13 indexed citations

Moreno, José María, et al.. (2014). One-pot synthesis of hierarchical porous layered hybrid materials based on aluminosilicate sheets and organic functional pillars. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2(45). 19360–19375. 17 indexed citations

Climent, María J., et al.. (2013). Preparation of Glycerol Carbonate Esters by using Hybrid Nafion–Silica Catalyst. ChemSusChem. 6(7). 1224–1234. 12 indexed citations

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Gianotti, Enrica, Urbano Díaz, Alexandra Velty, & Avelino Corma. (2013). Designing bifunctional acid–base mesoporous hybrid catalysts for cascade reactions. Catalysis Science & Technology. 3(10). 2677–2677. 64 indexed citations

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Díaz, Urbano, et al.. (2012). Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Hybrid Mesoporous Materials Assembled from Polyhedral and Bridged Silsesquioxane Monomers. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(28). 8659–8672. 28 indexed citations

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Gianotti, Enrica, Urbano Díaz, Alexandra Velty, & Avelino Corma. (2012). Strong Organic Bases as Building Blocks of Mesoporous Hybrid Catalysts for C–C Forming Bond Reactions. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2012(32). 5175–5185. 9 indexed citations

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Rodriguez‐Ruiz, Violeta, Alexandra Velty, Laura L. Santos, et al.. (2010). Gold catalysts and solid catalysts for biomass transformations: Valorization of glycerol and glycerol–water mixtures through formation of cyclic acetals. Journal of Catalysis. 271(2). 351–357. 78 indexed citations

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Díaz, Urbano, et al.. (2009). Hybrid organic–inorganic catalytic porous materials synthesized at neutral pH in absence of structural directing agents. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 19(33). 5970–5970. 36 indexed citations

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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra, María Mifsud, & Alexandra Velty. (2009). New one-pot multistep process with multifunctional catalysts: decreasing the E factor in the synthesis of fine chemicals. Green Chemistry. 12(1). 99–107. 49 indexed citations

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Corma, Avelino, Sara Iborra, & Alexandra Velty. (2007). Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals. Chemical Reviews. 107(6). 2411–2502. 5148 indexed citations breakdown →

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Corma, Avelino, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid, Sara Iborra, & Alexandra Velty. (2007). Surfactants from Biomass: A Two‐Step Cascade Reaction for the Synthesis of Sorbitol Fatty Acid Esters Using Solid Acid Catalysts. ChemSusChem. 1(1-2). 85–90. 30 indexed citations

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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra, & Alexandra Velty. (2003). Activated hydrotalcites as catalysts for the synthesis of chalcones of pharmaceutical interest. Journal of Catalysis. 221(2). 474–482. 213 indexed citations

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Climent, María J., Avelino Corma, Sara Iborra, & Alexandra Velty. (2002). Synthesis of methylpseudoionones by activated hydrotalcites as solid base catalysts. Green Chemistry. 4(5). 474–480. 39 indexed citations

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Climent, María J., et al.. (2000). Zeolites for the Production of Fine Chemicals: Synthesis of the Fructone Fragrancy. Journal of Catalysis. 196(2). 345–351. 52 indexed citations

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